Kamal Ghorui
HYDERABAD: A domestic quarrel over dinner turned fatal in Kamareddy on Saturday night when a 28-year-old scrap vendor was attacked by his wife with a sickle after he shouted at her for not cooking chicken curry.The incident took place at around 10 pm on April 25 in Kamareddy town. The victim was Kodandam Shivaji, from Gosangi Colony. According to the complaint lodged by the victim’s elder brother, Suri, Shivaji married Laxmi about six years ago and they have two daughters. The couple was living in a rented house owned by their relative Dadaiah for the past six months. Family members told police that Shivaji and Laxmi used to frequently quarrel over domestic issues, and elders had intervened several times in the past to settle disputes between them.At around 9 pm on Saturday, Shivaji picked up a quarrel with Laxmi for not preparing chicken curry. Their relatives Dadaiah and Sharada, who live nearby, went to the house and pacified the couple. However, a little while after they left, the argument resumed, with Shivaji again blaming Laxmi for not preparing food as per his wishes and also for other domestic problems.As the quarrel intensified, another relative, Nandini, tried to calm them down, but the couple continued arguing. “During the altercation, Laxmi picked up a sickle kept in the house and attacked Shivaji on the neck. He collapsed after the assault and sustained a head injury due to the fall. He died at the spot due to excessive bleeding,” Kamareddy inspector B Narahari said.Based on the complaint of Suri, a case was registered against Laxmi under Section 103 (1) (murder) of the BNS on Sunday. The body was handed over to the family after the post-mortem examination on Sunday. Police arrested Laxmi on Monday and she will be produced before the court for judicial remand.
